There are countless moves made every MLB offseason that may fly under the radar.
That is true of the decisions made to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft, as the Cleveland Indians did earlier this week.
Bobby Bradley, Sam Hentges and Jean Carlos Mejia were all added to the 40-man roster to protect them from potentially being selected by another team in December’s Rule 5 Draft. For those unfamiliar, teams can sign players from other organizations who aren’t stashed on the 40-man roster. But those players must remain on the major league roster all year long.